It is also strange how many pilots are reluctant to call a mayday preferring to down grade to "I have a problem"
Maybe its because they do have a problem and dont yet consider it a mayday or they are embarrassed or dont want the fuss and paperwork.
I had two fairly recent events one a corporate jet filling with smoke at night and the other a depressurisation climbing through 17000 feet.
Strangely while being asked whether I was declaring an emergency on both occasions I had a reluctance to do so.
The first after some thought
Yes the second NO just a descent and diversion.
Do others here have the same mental block in doing so and why?
Pace